Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752580AbYJaKEF (ORCPT ); Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:04:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751165AbYJaKDw (ORCPT ); Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:03:52 -0400 Received: from smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.24]:2578 "EHLO smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751041AbYJaKDv (ORCPT ); Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:03:51 -0400 Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:03:48 +0100 From: Folkert van Heusden To: Dave Young Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [2.6.26] OOPS in elv_next_request Message-ID: <20081031100348.GL11214@vanheusden.com> References: <20081027090426.GN8318@vanheusden.com> <20081030142550.GB11214@vanheusden.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: www.unixexpert.nl X-Chameleon-Return-To: folkert@vanheusden.com X-Xfmail-Return-To: folkert@vanheusden.com X-Phonenumber: +31-6-41278122 X-URL: http://www.vanheusden.com/ X-PGP-KeyID: 1F28D8AE X-GPG-fingerprint: AC89 09CE 41F2 00B4 FCF2 B174 3019 0E8C 1F28 D8AE X-Key: http://pgp.surfnet.nl:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x1F28D8AE Reply-By: Wed Oct 29 12:57:18 CET 2008 X-Message-Flag: www.unixexpert.nl User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1836 Lines: 44 > >> > While running my http://vanheusden.com/pyk/ script (which randomly > >> > inserts and removes modules) I triggered the folllowing oops in a 2.6.26 > >> > kernel on a Celeron 400 (Mendocino): > >> > > >> > [ 4768.664021] Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M > > ... > >> > [ 4768.720058] ---[ end trace 6a50caff78c47574 ]--- > >> > [ 4769.658313] Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M > >> > [ 4789.656060] no cont in shutdown! > >> > >> Hi, could you try the attached test patch? sorry for using attachment > >> as there's some problem for my mail client to reply. > > > > As your patch is based on 2.6.27 I compiled the 2.6.27 kernel with it. But > > something odd is going on: when 2.6.27 boots, right after the initrd loading > > the screen-resolution gets changed or so, so that most text is no longer > > visible. Also the system seems to halt. Unfortunately too early for > > netconsole to emit the errors. > > Yes, the patch is based on 2.6.27, but it can be applied to 2.6.26 > without problem. > Could you try it with 2.6.26 again? Now compiling for 2.6.26. > BTW, for 2.6.27, did you set vga=normal or other things? None of that. Just a new kernel. 2.6.26 doesn't do that. It is as if the videocard is set to some 320x240 resolution or so. Folkert van Heusden -- MultiTail cok yonlu kullanimli bir program, loglari okumak, verilen kommandolari yerine getirebilen. Filter, renk verme, merge, 'diff- view', vs. http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/